White-Faced Duck

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White-Faced Duck
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Copyright: Sheriff Wilbury (soccer) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 509 W: 0 N: 493] (1717)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-24
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 50-500 F/4-6.3 EX HSM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-19 4:52
Viewed: 1992
Points: 90
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The White-faced Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)

is a whistling duck which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.

This is an abundant species. It is largely resident, apart from local movements which can be 100km or more. It nests on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 8-12 eggs. Trees are occasionally used for nesting.

The habitat is still freshwater lakes or reservoirs, with plentiful vegetation, where this duck feeds on seeds and other plant food.

This species has a long grey bill, long head and longish legs. It has a white face and crown, and black rear head. The back and wings are dark brown to black, and the underparts are black, although the flanks have fine white barring. The neck is chestnut. All plumages are similar, except that juveniles have a much less contrasted head pattern.

This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight. As the name implies, these are noisy birds with a clear three-note whistling call.

The White-faced Whistling Duck is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

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Hi Sheriff,
What a funny reflection, as it provides birdy with ears... Who said mirrors don't lie?
Superb reproduction of the feather coat, with great details and fine natural colours...
Well composed image, and the calmness of the water is awsome!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1133 W: 259 N: 2406] (10803)
  • [2006-07-19 5:17]

Hi sherrif,

A nice shot of this duck and his reflection,well captured,sharp and detailed,I like the soft blue BG from the water as well,

Regards,
Paul

Hi Sheriff,
Nice capture of this duck. Sharp and clear image. Great composition and pov. I really the reflection and stillness of water. TFS
JC

Nice reflection in the water!
Good shot

TFS Greetz Kristies

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1593 W: 32 N: 1363] (3978)
  • [2006-07-19 5:47]

Hello Sheriff,
A very good capture.
The calm water gives a nice reflection.
Very well exposed and excellent detail.
Good work,TFS

Dream image, Sheriff. The slight ripple around the duck and duck's reflection on water are exquisite points of beauty in this lovely image.
TFS.

Hi,

A nice shot of this duck and his reflection, well captured, sharp and detailed.

Well played!

Hi Sheriff,
An excellent capture on this White-faced Duck. The morning light was sill soft here. Beautiful color saturation and sharp detail in the plumage. Great reflection in that beautiful calm blue water.
Scott

Hello Sheriff,

What a lovely scenery. Peacefull, well composed, lovely colours. Contrast between light and dark is not to exposed. Great detail, sharpness, POV is excellent. I can see that you are improving, a lot .... Practice makes it perfect. Well done Sheriff .... Zaan

Hi Sheriff!
Perfect photo of this funny duck. I like this mirror reflections.
Outstanding sharpness, nice colours.

Hi Sheriff,

Beautiful capture and well done on the composition. Glad you kept the reflection. Excellent work.

Mike

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  • Scott Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 0 N: 288] (1372)
  • [2006-07-19 11:28]

Sheriff,

Pretty duck, exposure is great.
thanks for the note.
Scott

hi sheriff
jolis reflets dans l'eau,le canard ne semble pas avoir peur de l'objectif.bonne netteté.
laurent

Hello Sheriff,
this is a great photo from the White-faced DucK. Excellent sharpness, details, great colours/lighting and great POV. This is an excellent composition. Thank you for sharing.
Gr.
Heinz

Hi Sheriff, great shot!
Amazing light, contrast and colors.
Lovely light on the eye of this small duck and good reflection.

Andrea

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2935 W: 142 N: 4217] (13775)
  • [2006-07-19 14:57]

Hi Sheriff.
It's a very amazing picture. Wonderful colours, great composition and irreproachable technique do this shot by small work of art. TFS and my compliments.
Alexei.

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 0 N: 87] (7625)
  • [2006-07-19 16:15]

Hi Sheriff
Nice shot of this duck. Good colours, sharpnes and POV.
Well done

osse

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2447 W: 207 N: 2035] (8113)
  • [2006-07-19 16:39]

Hello Sheriff,
this is lovely, the details and the reflection are wonderfu;. Grood POV and nice sharpness.
Very well done.
Sky

Hi Sheriff

Great shot. Well done on the composition, POV and sharpness. Excellent reflection. :-)

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-07-19 22:32]

Hi Sheriff

Excellent photo of this duck.The reflections are beautiful.The colours are wonderful.TFS

Rob

Hello Sheriff,

You got a spendid picture of this very nice duck! You managed excellently the exposure and got a great pov that you used to do this very good composition. The calm of the water surrounding the bird enhance greatly the animal! Excellent shot, my friend and TFS,

Michel

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 718 W: 117 N: 1032] (4567)
  • [2006-07-20 16:27]

very nice shot of the beautiful white-faced duck swimming
on a mirror, sheriff! :-)
excellent composition and pov with the great reflections on
the dark calm water, perfect sharpness and wonderful strong colors.
well seen & captured, thorsten.

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1318 W: 52 N: 1782] (5274)
  • [2006-07-20 17:20]

Hi Sheriff !
What a beautiful duck ! I love the warm color of its plumage, on the back. Excellent composition, POV and BG, the water is so calm and smooth. Fantastic reflection, the birds seems to have the same ears as Mickey Mouse ! :-) Very well done !
Valérie.

Hi Sheriff

A fantasic shot again. The colors, details and sharpnessare fantastic. The POV is great becaouse it shows the reflection of the duck in the wather wich is very nice. The color of the water and that it is so calm makes a perfect background. TFS Mattias

interesting that you have captured detail of the top of the bill as well as the bottom (reflection in the water). Must have been a really tranquil setting - no ripples on the water.

Hi Sheriff,
Perfect picture: great composition, very clear and sharp with great details. Reflection is superb.

Ben Lakitan

Hello Sheriff,
Nice shot! Light looks preety good, I like POV and reflection too. Picture is maybe a little soft though.
WELL DONE!

Hi Sheriff, excllent colors, Bg, POV Details are crisp, relection adds to this photo great capture, TFS Kyle

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  • mrcrow Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 458 W: 123 N: 197] (2996)
  • [2006-07-26 11:15]

you copycat!!!!
no yours is better...and looks a bit more friendly..those canada geese get a bit uptight

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 745 W: 107 N: 1682] (5274)
  • [2006-07-26 18:10]

This is a truly superb capture in terms of colour, POV and sharpness. But of course, it is the composition with its near-perfect mirror image that really makes it. Wonderful: A++
TFS
Silke

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1549 W: 0 N: 1182] (6482)
  • [2006-07-26 21:50]

Hi Sheriff,
Very nice capture of this white-faced duck with great reflection, excellent details and beautiful colours.
Thanks for sharing!

hi Sheriff,
Nice capture of a nice bird. This duck is common in my zone and we call they sirirí for this call. usually flight by night and hear its tipical song.
Best regards
Hernán

Excellent capture of this duck. Beautiful reflection, nice DOF and POV and excellent details. Thanks for sharing!

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 757 W: 57 N: 592] (6117)
  • [2006-08-23 13:11]

Bonjour,
C'est ce quui s'appelle nager en eau calme !
Bonne journée.
clnaef

bonsoir quelle beauté que cette vue avec le reflet de la tęte.
magnifique en couleurs, netteté et originalité
bravo
edith

Hi Sheriff,
Superb shot.Very good reflection, sharp, details, colours and compo.Well done.
Regards.

hAyAti

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  • mishe Gold Star Critiquer [C: 79 W: 0 N: 3] (653)
  • [2006-08-31 15:38]

Hi Sheriff!
Excellent picture.TFS.
With best wishes,
Mishe.

Hi Sheriff
Great photo.and the reflection is almost as good as the original:) Well done. Nice detail to.
TFS
Franscois

Hi Sheriff,

A very good picture of this nonnetjies eend. Looks like it was taken at Austin Roberts. Very well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1223 W: 0 N: 4446] (13284)
  • [2007-08-10 0:51]

Hi Sheriff

A wonderful composition with great colour. The exposure is well handled and the DOF is excellent.

James

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 591 W: 0 N: 1140] (5126)
  • [2007-08-12 11:28]

selam, excellent shot and very good composition nice pov and bg with splendid colours.good details presented
Well done !
Regards ridvan

What an amazing image of this lovely looking Duck you have captured here Sheriff. The quality of the image is superb as are the reflections you have captured. Impressive.
Cheers,
Debbie

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  • smitha Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 296 W: 79 N: 895] (3407)
  • [2007-08-13 22:57]

Hello Sheriff,
Beautiful picture with good lighting, sharpness and details. I liked the reflection caught in the water and a nice catch light in the eye too.
TFS,
Smitha.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1265 W: 103 N: 4302] (19435)
  • [2007-08-18 9:42]

Hello Sheriff, very good shot, sharp, well composed and great exposure. Thanks,

Mario

Hello Sheriff,
Missed this beauty so far. Fantastic sharpness and colours. Perfect details. Beautiful reflection, composition and BG.
Regards,
Peter

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